Title:
DOOR OPENING/CLOSING MECHANISM FOR AIRCRAFT LAVATORY UNIT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2023/100551
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided is a door opening/closing mechanism that can be easily installed in an aircraft lavatory unit of an existing aircraft, and is advantageous for prevention of Covid-19 infection onboard. A powered door opening mechanism 34 moves a door 20 from a closed position to an open position. The powered door opening mechanism 34 comprises: non-contact sensors 36 provided inside and outside a lavatory 1002 and which detect a part of a human body; a member 40 to be engaged that is provided on the door 20 and extends above the door 20; an engaging member 42 provided at a position above the door 20 in the lavatory 1002, capable of engaging, from the door 20 side, with the member 40 to be engaged from the closed position of the door 20 to the open position of the door 20, and being in an open state in a direction away from the door 20; and a belt pulley mechanism 46A that moves the engaging member 42 in a direction away from a doorway 1212 by driving an electric motor 66 using a detection signal from the non-contact sensor 36, and moves the door 20 from the closed position to the open position via the member 40 to be engaged.
Inventors:
MASUDA MITSUTAKA (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2022/040081
Publication Date:
June 08, 2023
Filing Date:
October 27, 2022
Export Citation:
Assignee:
YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO LTD (JP)
International Classes:
E05F15/74; B64D11/02; E05F15/605; E05F15/627; E05F15/63
Foreign References:
| JPS3917791Y1 | 1965-06-25 | |||
| US20140196372A1 | 2014-07-17 | |||
| JP2019183537A | 2019-10-24 | |||
| US20150300054A1 | 2015-10-22 | |||
| US20130146232A1 | 2013-06-13 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
NODA, Shigeru (JP)
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